Kinmen Kaoliang guard Huan-Ya Yu (183-G-93), whose hot touch often racks up key baskets down the stretch, was named most valuable player of the Super Basketball League's (SBL) All-Star Game on Saturday, while Dacin Tigers import player O.J. Mayo (193-G-87, college: USC) showed off his NBA pedigree by winning the three-point shooting contest. Yu led the White team to a 146-140 triumph over the Black team at this year's all-star contest at the Taoyuan Stadium. Yu's two three-pointers in the final minute made the difference for the Whites and made him the All-Star Game's most valuable player. In the three-point shooting contest, O.J. Mayo, who played in the NBA for eight seasons, racked up 20 points, beating out four Taiwanese players who had advanced to the final round.When the first half of the SBL season wrapped up last month, Taiwan's two 'Brew Crew' clubs topped the table, with Kinmen Kaoliang's 16 wins placing them in first and Taiwan Beer's 15 victories landing them in second, followed closely by the Fubon Braves (13-10), the Yulon Luxgen Dinos (13-12) and the Dacin Tigers (11-11).Pauian Archiland (10-13) are currently in sixth place, while Bank of Taiwan (5-19) remain decidedly at the bottom of the table. After a month-long hiatus due to the winter break and the Lunar New Year holiday, the second half of SBL season picks up on Thursday at the Taoyuan Arena when the Dacin Tigers take on Pauian Archiland at 6pm, followed by Taiwan Beer and the Fubon Braves at 8pm. On Friday, Bank of Taiwan challenge Kinmen Kaoliang, followed by the Yulon Luxgen Dinos and Pauian Archiland. The front-runners, Kinmen Kaoliang and Taiwan Beer, face off in the early game on Saturday, followed by the Dacin Tigers and the Fubon Braves. On Sunday, Pauian Archiland entertains Bank of Taiwan in the day's first match-up, followed by the Yulon Dinos and the Dacin Tigers.Courtesy of: taipeitimes.com

GARRET SILER Kinmen Kaoliang Liquor (SBL) signed 32-year old American center Garret Siler (213-127kg-86, college: Augusta). He played last summer at Leones in Ecuadorian National League. In three games he had 15.0ppg and 11.7rpg. The last season Siler played at Fubon Braves where in 42 SBL games he recorded very impressive stats: 15.0ppg, 14.5rpg (#3 in the league), 1.2apg and 1.6bpg. Siler helped them to make it to the final. Quite impressive season as he was named to Asia-basket.com A... [read more]

GARRET SILER

Kinmen Kaoliang Liquor (SBL) signed 32-year old American center Garret Siler (213-127kg-86, college: Augusta). He played last summer at Leones in Ecuadorian National League. In three games he had 15.0ppg and 11.7rpg. The last season Siler played at Fubon Braves where in 42 SBL games he recorded very impressive stats: 15.0ppg, 14.5rpg (#3 in the league), 1.2apg and 1.6bpg. Siler helped them to make it to the final. Quite impressive season as he was named to Asia-basket.com All-Taiwanese SBL Honorable Mention and League Player of the Week.In 2009 he was drafted by Utah Flash (D-League) as #5 pick overall.Siler attended Augusta University (NCAA Div.II) and it is his tenth season in pro basketball.He has tried to make it to the NBA and played in the NBA Pro Summer League in 2012.The list of the past achievements is quite long as among others Siler won Venezuelan LPB championship title in 2015. He was also voted Asia-basket.com Taiwanese SBL All-Imports Team back in 2015.Siler is quite experienced player. He has played in five different countries on three different continents (Asia, Latin America and of course North America). Siler has played previously professionally in China (Jiangsu Dragons), Puerto Rico (Capitanes), NBA (Phoenix Suns), Venezuela (Marinos) and D-League (Utah F.).He could be described:
What you would expect a 7-foot, 300 pound center to be. He establishes himself down low with ease due to his incredible strength and overpowering size. His length and size allow him to dunk the ball with barely jumping, but his immense size limit him greatly in footwork and athleticism. Knows what it takes to get to the line where he shoots fairly well.
Siler is incredibly strong, has great hands, and establishes position in the paint against players of this caliber with the greatest of ease, barely needing to jump in order to dunk the ball because of how long his arms are. Combine those things together, and it becomes pretty obvious why he shoots such a high percentage from the field.

ANGEL NUNEZ
American-Dominican Rep. Angel Nunez (203-F-91) had a very impressive game in the last round for Bank of Taiwan and that's him to receive a Interperformances Player of the Week award for round 15.
The 27-year old forward had a double-double of 32 points and thirteen rebounds, while his team crushed KKL (#3, 17-14) with 17-point margin 90-73. Bank of Taiwan maintains the 7th position in Taiwanese SBL. The season is in a full swing, so it's only a dream for the team to make... [read more]

ANGEL NUNEZ

American-Dominican Rep. Angel Nunez (203-F-91) had a very impressive game in the last round for Bank of Taiwan and that's him to receive a Interperformances Player of the Week award for round 15.The 27-year old forward had a double-double of 32 points and thirteen rebounds, while his team crushed KKL (#3, 17-14) with 17-point margin 90-73. Bank of Taiwan maintains the 7th position in Taiwanese SBL. The season is in a full swing, so it's only a dream for the team to make it into top half of the standings. For contrary they may face relegation if the situation turns from bad to worse. Bank of Taiwan have already lost 24 games and recorded just eight victories. In the team's last game Nunez had a remarkable six three-pointers out of 11 attempts. He just recently signed at Bank of Taiwan, being already a very valuable addition to the team. Angel Nunez averages this season 19.7ppg and 9.7rpg.

The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was 30-year old American center Anthony McClain (211-C-88) of Dacin Tigers. McClain impressed basketball fans with a double-double of 23 points and 16 rebounds. Bad luck as Dacin Tigers lost that game 83-88 to slightly higher-ranked Pauian (#4, 17-15). Dacin Tigers is still second from the bottom in the standings. His team is not often considered as one of the league's best with a mere 15-16 record. McClain is a newcomer at Dacin Tigers and it seems he did not have too much trouble to become one of team's leaders.

The third best performed player last round was Lithuanian Edvinas Seskus (196-G/F-95) of top-ranked Taiwan Beer. Seskus scored 27 points and grabbed ten rebounds. Despite Seskus' great performance Taiwan Beer lost 80-85 to the lower-ranked Bank of Taiwan (#7, 8-24). But his team cannot count on just a single shooter as he also needs help of the other teammates. The last thing Taiwan Beer needs is to lose another game like this one. They lose more and more distance to the top teams. Their record is 20 victories and 12 lost games. Seskus has a very solid season. In 32 games in Taiwan he scored 16.0ppg. He also has 5.7rpg, 3.9apg and FGP: 60.2%.

The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc.The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy.The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)

The Player of the Week awards are presented by Interperformances. Interperformances is a full-service agency specializing in the representation of professional athletes the world-over. With more than forty-eight years of experience, INTERPERFORMANCES is well known to all professional teams and clubs. General Managers trust and rely on our opinions and recommendations.

The Regular Season in SBL is slowly approaching the end. But there may be still some important changes in the final standings in the last 3 rounds. Here is the last round review presented by ESL.
Top ranked Taiwan Beer (20-12) recorded its twelfth loss against seventh ranked Bank of Taiwan on Sunday night. Bank of Taiwan were defeated by seventh ranked Bank of Taiwan (8-24) 85-80. Bank of Taiwan looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. The best player for the winners w... [read more]

The Regular Season in SBL is slowly approaching the end. But there may be still some important changes in the final standings in the last 3 rounds. Here is the last round review presented by ESL.

Top ranked Taiwan Beer (20-12) recorded its twelfth loss against seventh ranked Bank of Taiwan on Sunday night. Bank of Taiwan were defeated by seventh ranked Bank of Taiwan (8-24) 85-80. Bank of Taiwan looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. The best player for the winners was American-Dominican forward Angel Nunez (203-91, college: S.Florida) who had a double-double by scoring 19 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists. International guard Yu-Jui Chen (185-95) chipped in 18 points. At the other side the best for losing team was Lithuanian swingman Edvinas Seskus (196-95) who recorded a double-double by scoring 27 points and 10 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Bank of Taiwan maintains seventh place with 8-24 record. Taiwan Beer at the other side still keeps top position with 12 games lost. Bank of Taiwan are looking forward to face higher ranked Dacin Tigers (#5) in Taipei in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Taiwan Beer will play on the road against Dacin Tigers (#5) in Taipei and is hoping to win this game. Very important is a loss of third ranked KKL (17-14) against seventh ranked Bank of Taiwan (8-24) on Wednesday night. KKL was defeated by Bank of Taiwan 90-73. It was a good game for American-Dominican forward Angel Nunez (203-91, college: S.Florida) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 32 points, 13 rebounds and 4 blocks. Yu-Jui Chen contributed with 22 points and 7 rebounds for the winners. American power forward Walter Sharpe (206-86, college: UAB) answered with a double-double by scoring 15 points and 23 rebounds for KKL. Both coaches tested many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Bank of Taiwan maintains seventh place with 8-24 record. KKL at the other side keeps the third position with 14 games lost. Bank of Taiwan will play against higher ranked Dacin Tigers (#5) in Taipei in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. KKL will play against the league's second-placed Fubon Braves where they are definitely not considered as a favorite in this game either. An exciting game was when second ranked Second ranked Fubon Braves faced 4th placed Pauian. Fubon Braves (19-12) defeated Pauian (17-15) 93-84. It ended at the same time the six-game winning streak of Pauian. It was a great evening for Tony Mitchell who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 15 points, 15 rebounds, 4 assists and 5 blocks. The best for the losing side was Kyle Meyer with a double-double by scoring 20 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. Fubon Braves have an impressive series of five victories in a row. They maintain second place with 19-12 record behind leader Taiwan Beer. Defending champion Pauian keeps the fourth position with 15 games lost. Fubon Braves will meet Yulon Luxgen (#6) in the next round. Pauian will play against Yulon Luxgen and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Leader Taiwan Beer delivered the twentieth victory. This time they beat 6th ranked Yulon Luxgen (14-17) 84-76. It was a quality performance for Edvinas Seskus who led the winners and scored 27 points. Taiwan Beer's coach allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Taiwan Beer maintains first place with 20-12 record. Yulon Luxgen lost their fifth game in a row. They keep the sixth position with 17 games lost. Taiwan Beer's next round opponent will be Dacin Tigers (#5) in Taipei. Yulon Luxgen will play against the league's second-placed Fubon Braves and hope to win that game.

In the last game of round 15 Dacin Tigers were defeated by Pauian 88-83.

Top ranked Taiwan Beer (20-12) recorded its twelfth loss against seventh ranked Bank of Taiwan on Sunday night. Bank of Taiwan were defeated by seventh ranked Bank of Taiwan (8-24) 85-80. Bank of Taiwan looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. The best player for the winners was American-Dominican forward Angel Nunez (203-91, college: S.Florida) who had a double-double by scoring 19 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists. International guard Yu-Jui Chen (185-95) chipped in 18 points. At the other side the best for losing team was Lithuanian swingman Edvinas Seskus (196-95) who recorded a double-double by scoring 27 points and 10 rebounds and Ukrainian power forward Igor Zaytsev (210-89) added 12 points and 14 rebounds respectively. Five Bank of Taiwan and four Taiwan Beer players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Bank of Taiwan maintains seventh place with 8-24 record. Taiwan Beer at the other side still keeps top position with 12 games lost. Bank of Taiwan are looking forward to face higher ranked Dacin Tigers (#5) in Taipei in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Taiwan Beer will play on the road against Dacin Tigers (#5) in Taipei and is hoping to win this game. Top scorers:Bank of Taiwan: A.Nunez 19+10reb+4ast, C.Yu-Jui 18+3reb+2ast, B.Zhang 14+2reb+4ast, J.Taylor 14+6reb+3ast, S.Chen 13+2reb+3ast, W.Lee 5+1reb+1astTaiwan Beer: E.Seskus 27+10reb+2ast, Y.Chien 13+1ast, I.Zaytsev 12+14reb+3ast, P.Chou 10+5reb+1ast, Y.Chang 7+3reb+6ast, L.Cheng 6+1reb+1ast

Leader Taiwan Beer delivered the twentieth victory. This time they beat 6th ranked Yulon Luxgen (14-17) 84-76. It was a quality performance for Lithuanian swingman Edvinas Seskus (196-95) who led the winners and scored 27 points. Ukrainian power forward Igor Zaytsev (210-89) accounted for 16 points and 11 rebounds for the winning side. Taiwan Beer's coach allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Palestinian center Sani Sakakini (204-88) came up with a double-double by scoring 18 points and 14 rebounds and Canadian point guard Emmanuel Jones (183, college: Lakeland) added 19 points and 10 rebounds respectively for Yulon Luxgen in the defeat. Taiwan Beer maintains first place with 20-12 record. Yulon Luxgen lost their fifth game in a row. They keep the sixth position with 17 games lost. Taiwan Beer's next round opponent will be Dacin Tigers (#5) in Taipei. Yulon Luxgen will play against the league's second-placed Fubon Braves and hope to win that game. Top scorers:Taiwan Beer: E.Seskus 27+3reb+3ast, I.Zaytsev 16+11reb+3ast, P.Chou 10+5reb+2ast, L.Cheng 9+2ast, Y.Chang 8+3reb+5ast, Y.Zhang 6+1rebYulon Luxgen: E.Jones 19+10reb+2ast, S.Sakakini 18+14reb+2ast, C.Lu 10+2reb, K.Hu 9+1reb, P.Chou 9+1reb, W.Lin 6+2reb+10ast

An exciting game was when second ranked Second ranked Fubon Braves faced 4th placed Pauian. Fubon Braves (19-12) defeated Pauian (17-15) 93-84. It ended at the same time the six-game winning streak of Pauian. Fubon Braves dominated down low during the game scoring 58 of its points in the paint compared to Pauian's 36. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Fubon Braves made 7 blocks. It was a great evening for American forward Tony Mitchell (203-92, college: N.Texas) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 15 points, 15 rebounds, 4 assists and 5 blocks. Costa Rican-Belizean forward Charles Garcia (208-88, college: Seattle) helped adding 18 points and 12 rebounds. The best for the losing side was American center Kyle Meyer (208-93, college: Houston) with a double-double by scoring 20 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists and the other American import swingman Orlando Johnson (196-89, college: UCSB) produced a double-double by scoring 20 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. Fubon Braves have an impressive series of five victories in a row. They maintain second place with 19-12 record behind leader Taiwan Beer. Defending champion Pauian keeps the fourth position with 15 games lost. Fubon Braves will meet Yulon Luxgen (#6) in the next round. Pauian will play against Yulon Luxgen and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers:Fubon Braves: C.Garcia 18+12reb+3ast, T.Mitchell 15+15reb+4ast, W.Tsai 14+5reb+4ast, T.Chang 11+1reb+1ast, W.Liu 10+1reb, M.Lin 6+3rebPauian: O.Johnson 20+12reb+4ast, K.Meyer 20+13reb+4ast, C.Wu 15+3reb+1ast, C.Lee 11+2reb, G.Chen 7+5reb, C.Jian-En 4+2reb+4ast

The game between closely ranked teams ended with 5th ranked Dacin Tigers' (15-16) loss to fourth ranked Pauian (17-15) 83-88. Strangely Dacin Tigers outrebounded Pauian 50-34 including 16 on the offensive glass. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 22 assists. Pauian brought some defensive toughness making 7 blocks. The game was dominated by American players. It was an exceptional evening for center Kyle Meyer (208-93, college: Houston) who led the winners and scored 17 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists. Swingman Orlando Johnson (196-89, college: UCSB) accounted for 18 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists for the winning side. Four Pauian players scored in double figures. Center Anthony McClain (211-88, college: Cincinnati) came up with a double-double by scoring 23 points and 16 rebounds and guard OJ Mayo (193-87, college: USC) added 11 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists respectively for Dacin Tigers in the defeat. Both coaches allowed to play bench players in such tough game. The victory was the sixth consecutive win for Pauian. Defending champion maintains fourth place with 17-15 record. Dacin Tigers at the other side keep the fifth position with 16 games lost. Pauian's next round opponent will be Yulon Luxgen (#6). Dacin Tigers will play against Bank of Taiwan and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers:Pauian: O.Johnson 18+6reb+4ast, K.Meyer 17+9reb+4ast, W.Chien 14+4reb+3ast, G.Chen 10+3reb+1ast, T.Wu 8+3reb, C.Lee 8+1rebDacin Tigers: A.McClain 23+16reb+2ast, J.Lu 14+3reb, O.Mayo 11+11reb+4ast, G.Lin 9+4reb+4ast, S.Yan-zong 8+4reb+1ast, Y.Lin 7+4reb+4ast

Very important is a loss of third ranked KKL (17-14) against seventh ranked Bank of Taiwan (8-24) on Wednesday night. KKL was defeated by Bank of Taiwan 90-73. It was a good game for American-Dominican forward Angel Nunez (203-91, college: S.Florida) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 32 points, 13 rebounds and 4 blocks. International guard Yu-Jui Chen (185-95) contributed with 22 points and 7 rebounds for the winners. Four Bank of Taiwan players scored in double figures. American power forward Walter Sharpe (206-86, college: UAB) answered with a double-double by scoring 15 points and 23 rebounds and Croatian forward Zoran Vrkic (203-87, agency: SDJ Sports) added 23 points and 4 assists in the effort for KKL. Both coaches tested many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Bank of Taiwan maintains seventh place with 8-24 record. KKL at the other side keeps the third position with 14 games lost. Bank of Taiwan will play against higher ranked Dacin Tigers (#5) in Taipei in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. KKL will play against the league's second-placed Fubon Braves where they are definitely not considered as a favorite in this game either. Top scorers:Bank of Taiwan: A.Nunez 32+13reb+2ast, C.Yu-Jui 22+7reb+3ast, W.Lee 11+3reb+2ast, S.Chen 10+3reb+5ast, L.Ren-Hong 7+1reb, T.Hsieh 4+4rebKKL: Z.Vrkic 23+4reb+4ast, W.Sharpe 15+23reb+1ast, J.Chen 11+10reb+4ast, Y.Su 9+8reb+4ast, C.Yu 7+1reb, K.Hao 4+1reb+1ast

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